verbfirst conjugation
āvocō
āvocō (present infinitive āvocāre, perfect active āvocāvī, supine āvocātum)
Classical[ˈaː.wɔ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.vo.ko]
Meaning
- to call off or away, withdraw, divert, remove, separate, turn
- to distract or divert someone's attention
- to dissuade, discourage, divert
- to interrupt, hinder
- to divert by cheering; cheer, amuse, occupy
- to reclaim, recall, withdraw, confiscate
- to revoke, disavow
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
animum abdūcōāvocō -āre — in Epistulae, ch. 22
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | āvocō | āvocābam | āvocābō | āvocāvī | āvocāveram | āvocāverō āvocārō |
| 2nd sg. | āvocās | āvocābās | āvocābis | āvocāvistī āvocāstī | āvocāverās āvocārās | āvocāveris |
| 3rd sg. | āvocat | āvocābat | āvocābit | āvocāvit | āvocāverat āvocārat | āvocāverit āvocārit |
| 1st pl. | āvocāmus | āvocābāmus | āvocābimus | āvocāvimus | āvocāverāmus | āvocāverimus āvocārimus |
| 2nd pl. | āvocātis | āvocābātis | āvocābitis | āvocāvistis āvocāstis | āvocāverātis āvocārātis | āvocāveritis āvocāritis |
| 3rd pl. | āvocant | āvocābant | āvocābunt | āvocāvērunt āvocāvēre, āvocārunt | āvocāverant āvocārant | āvocāverint āvocārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | āvocem | āvocārem | āvocāverim āvocārim | āvocāvissem āvocāssem |
| 2nd sg. | āvocēs | āvocārēs | āvocāverīs | āvocāvissēs āvocāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | āvocet | āvocāret | āvocāverit āvocārit | āvocāvisset āvocāsset |
| 1st pl. | āvocēmus | āvocārēmus | āvocāverīmus āvocārīmus | āvocāvissēmus āvocāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | āvocētis | āvocārētis | āvocāverītis āvocārītis | āvocāvissētis āvocāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | āvocent | āvocārent | āvocāverint āvocārint | āvocāvissent āvocāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | āvocor | āvocābar | āvocābor |
| 2nd sg. | āvocāris āvocāre | āvocābāris āvocābāre | āvocāberis āvocābere |
| 3rd sg. | āvocātur | āvocābātur | āvocābitur |
| 1st pl. | āvocāmur | āvocābāmur | āvocābimur |
| 2nd pl. | āvocāminī | āvocābāminī | āvocābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | āvocantur | āvocābantur | āvocābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | āvocer | āvocārer |
| 2nd sg. | āvocēris āvocēre | āvocārēris āvocārēre |
| 3rd sg. | āvocētur | āvocārētur |
| 1st pl. | āvocēmur | āvocārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | āvocēminī | āvocārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | āvocentur | āvocārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | āvocā | āvocāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | āvocāte | āvocāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | āvocātō | āvocātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | āvocātō | āvocātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | āvocātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | āvocantō | āvocantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | āvocāre | āvocārī |
| perfect infinitive | āvocāvisse āvocāsse | āvocātum esse |
| future infinitive | āvocātūrum esse | āvocātum īrī |
| present participle | āvocāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | āvocātus āvocāta, āvocātā, āvocātae, āvocātam, āvocātārum, āvocātās, āvocātī, āvocātōrum, āvocātōs |
| future participle | āvocātūrus āvocātūra, āvocātūrā, āvocātūrae, āvocātūram, āvocātūrārum, āvocātūrās, āvocātūre, āvocātūrī, āvocātūrīs, āvocātūrō, āvocātūrōrum, āvocātūrōs, āvocātūrum | āvocandus āvocanda, āvocandā, āvocandae, āvocandam, āvocandārum, āvocandās, āvocande, āvocandīs, āvocandōrum, āvocandōs |
gerundāvocandī, āvocandō, āvocandumsupineāvocātum, āvocātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ab officio abduci, avocari
- to let oneself be perverted from one's duty.
ā-vŏco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (arch.
I. inf., AVOCARIER, C. I. L. I. p. 198), to call off or away.
I. In gen.:
partem exercitūs ad bellum, Liv. 4, 61, 3: pubem in arcem praesidio armisque obtinendam, id. 1, 6, 1: Consul ab omnibus magistratibus et comitiatum et contionem avocare potest. Messala ap. Gell. 13, 16, 1.—With dat. (for ab aliquo): nec avocare alius alii posset, si contionem habere volunt, Messala ap. Gell. 13, 16, 1.— Trop.: a rebus occultis avocare philosophiam, Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15: ut (orator) a propriis personis et temporibus avocet controversiam, id. Or. 14, 45: quibusdam ad Antiochum multitudinis animos avocantibus, Liv. 37, 9, 1.—II. Esp.
A. To call one off from an action, purpose, wish, etc., i. e. to withdraw, divert, turn, remove, separate (the usual signif. of the word):
aliquem ab aliquā re voluptas avocat, Cic. Arch. 6, 12: si te laus adlicere ad recte faciendum non potest, ne metus quidem a foedissimis factis potest avocare? id. Phil. 2, 45: aliquem ab alicujus conjunctione, id. ib. 2, 10: quos jam aetas a proeliis avocabat, id. Rosc. Am. 32, 90: senectus avocat a rebus gerendis, id. Sen. 5, 15; so id. Balb. 26, 59: qui omnino avocent a philosophiā, id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; id. Leg. 2, 4, 9 hos a bello avocas, Nep. Epam. 5, 3: avocat a curā vocis ille adfectus, Quint. 11, 3, 25; Suet. Aug. 40.—B. To withdraw the attention, to distract, divert.
1. To withdraw by interrupting, to interrupt, hinder:
multum distringebar frigidis negotiis, quae simul et avocant animum et comminuunt, Plin. Ep. 9, 2, 1.—2. To divert by cheering, to divert, cheer, amuse:
ab iis quae avocant abductus, et liber et mihi relictus, Plin. Ep. 9, 36, 2; hence, se, to divert, entertain one's self, Arn. 7, p. 215; and pass. with mid. sense: illic avocare et illic lude, * Vulg. Eccli. 32, 15.—C. 1.. In the Lat. of the jurists = revocare, to reclaim, recall:
partem ejus, quod in fraudem datum esset, Dig. 22, 3, 6; so, possessionem, ib. 19, 1, 3; also with dat. (for ab aliquo): non potest avocari ei res, ib. 35, 2, 1.—2. Trop.:
factum, to revoke, disavow, Dig. 39, 5, 6: arma, to make a feint in fighting, Quint. 9, 1, 20.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ā-vocō āvī, ātus, āre,
to call off, call away: populum ab armis, L.: partem exercitūs ad bellum, L.: pubem in arcem obtinendam, L.—Fig., to call off, withdraw, remove: a rebus occultis philosophiam: ad Antiochum animos, L. — To call off, divert, turn: aliquem ab aliquā re voluptas avocat: Pompeium a Caesaris coniunctione: quos aetas a proeliis avocabat: avocari ab spe, L.
Origins
Derived from ā- (“from, away”) + vocō (“to call”).
Descendants
- Catalanavocar
- Englishavocate
- Englishavoke
- Italianavocare